Neeraj Kabi Quotes

I love Bollywood films, but I have been trained in independent cinema.

My sister Zoya and I have been exposed to the best of cinema of all kinds - Chinese, Japanese, Italian, etc.

Somehow, Hindi movies never took me in the same way Hollywood films did. Even at the age of five or six, I could see the difference in the quality of execution.

I would tend to be drawn to independent cinema as a viewer, probably more than the big blockbuster.

Norway is a small country, about half the size of Sweden, but it has a very good film climate because they have municipal cinemas, so even in the smallest towns you have a cinema that shows art house films from all over the world.

I've been working a long time, and mostly European films.

I didn't go to classes there, but ended up at the Cinematheque, and there it opened up even wider because there I saw a variety of films from all over the world.

When I was really young, I was obsessed with Bollywood. Then I got exposed to world cinema, and I wanted to be a part of it. Then I was exposed to theatre, and I only wanted to do theatre.

'Devdas' is the first Hindi commercial film to be seen at Cannes. And 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' is getting a whole lot of appreciation abroad. I'm pleased.

I was glad to know that 'Caravan' was one of the first movies from Bollywood that was loved by the Chinese audience.

I'm a cinephile. I love foreign films; I love films that are really immersive.

I liked the original 'Dabangg.' I've always felt 'Dabangg' was like a South Indian film.

'Bombay Boys' is among my favourite movies and my favourite performance of myself.

I watch all kinds of Indian cinema. There are many good films in Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam.

I don't watch too many films.

At the end of the day, you don't remember 'Mother India' or 'Pyaasa' for the business it did, you remember them because they had a good story to tell.

The movie 'Devdas' is extremely close to my heart. It is one of my favourite movies. and the name Dev, too, is something I like a lot.

I'd taken 'Om Shanti Om' to Japan and they loved it because they just love the not holding back of emotions.

I am very grateful to Telugu movies, as they have been the main reason for my entry into Bollywood.

I've been to several international film festivals, including those in Locarno, Switzerland; Dubai; Russia; Berlin; Cannes; Bangkok; and Hong Kong.

Bergman's my favorite filmmaker, if I had to choose.

I grew up in a film lovers' family and I have been watching the best of world cinema from age six.

There is no such thing as serious cinema in India.

As a child, I did watch some Hindi movies at home with Dad, but I didn't know who anyone was. I wasn't interested, honestly.

I love Bollywood, I love films, and I like to push myself, which motivates me to work harder.